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Promoting Energy Affordability Using State Climate Policy

This issue brief explores how state governments can improve electricity affordability for households while advancing environmental goals.

Kevin Stiroh Joins RFF

Stiroh, an expert in banking and financial institutional analysis with over 30 years of experience, is joining RFF as a senior fellow.

Blog Post — Sept. 17, 2025

Remembering Doug Bohi

Resources Radio — Sept. 16, 2025

Understanding Fossil Fuel Subsidies Around the World, with Paasha Mahdavi

Blog Post — Sept. 11, 2025

If/Then: Repealing the Endangerment Finding Doesn’t Just Affect Domestic Climate Policy

Blog Post — Sept. 9, 2025

What are Renewable Energy Credits Good For?

Our Areas of Focus

Designing Emissions-Reduction Strategies

We create net-zero emissions strategies that are effective, efficient, equitable, and beneficial to the economy—strategies that drive climate progress across the whole economy, including solutions for all major sectors.

Reducing Risk and Building Resilience

We work with decisionmakers to ensure that they have the information they need to build resilient and equitable communities, helping enable an effective transition to a cleaner economy for all people and communities.

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Electric Power

Conducting research to inform the ongoing transformation and decarbonization of the electricity sector.

Transportation

Understanding the costs, benefits, and consequences of transportation policies.

Industry and Fuels

Solutions to decarbonize industry and transition away from fossil fuels.

Land Use, Forestry, and Agriculture

Examining the way natural, agricultural, and urban land is used and managed.

Climate Risks and Resilience

Analyzing risk and measuring impacts to inform critical climate decisions.

Equity in the Energy Transition

The United States and the world need to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. RFF research is examining the potential effects of how these efforts will affect the energy system and identifying pathways towards a more equitable and sustainable energy future.

Wildfires

RFF researchers are working to understand how communities, land managers, and policymakers can take steps to prevent wildland fires from becoming wildfire disasters.

Impact

Sharing Detailed Analysis

RFF has provided crucial modeling support for the development of major clean electricity standard policies, including three recent Congressional proposals.
Delivering Breakthrough Research

As part of a team that made international headlines, RFF's research and modeling on ice sheets found that sea levels may rise in excess of two meters by 2100—double previous estimates.
Informing Key Legislation

RFF expertise helped inform the multibillion-dollar Energy Act of 2020 by demonstrating the benefits of additional funding for advanced energy technologies.
Working with Decisionmakers

In collaboration with NASA, RFF research showed that twice as many Americans as previously thought live in areas that do not meet national air quality standards.
Enabling Equity and Fairness

RFF's research on enabling equity in the energy transition helped inform Senate bills that would create jobs and reduce emissions by investing in local economic development and plugging oil and gas wells.
Improving State Policy

RFF provides crucial assistance to states like Colorado where we helped show how to meet emissions targets through the use of flexible cap-and-trade policies.
Stewarding Science-Based Solutions

RFF is leading a global team working to improve the science behind the social cost of carbon—a key metric that governments and businesses use to account for climate change in their actions.
Contributing Our Expertise

RFF's Business Leadership Council convenes corporations and NGOs to share lessons learned in implementing internal corporate carbon pricing strategies.